Passengers at the International Arrival at the JKIA Airport in Nairobi. [File, Standard]
India’s Adani Airport Holdings will have a free hand in determining how much passengers pay to use the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and has already proposed a hike in airport fees, according to the proposal that it has made to the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to upgrade and operate the aviation hub.
The firm has made the Private Investment Proposal to KAA, in which it noted that KAA has been undercharging passengers far much lower than other hubs in the region, including Addis Ababa, and in turn losing revenues and noted that doubling the fees could easily secure the airport’s future.
The proposal, which was submitted to KAA, but only became public last week, has generated heat, with concerns that the government had been planning to bring on board a private player to run JKIA without following due process.
“The proponent will be entitled to set the charges it levies from airlines and other commercial activities without any restrictions,” said the firm in its proposal proposing to operate JKIA for 30 years.
